2017
Presurgical language fMRI: Mapping of six critical regions
Benjamin CF, Walshaw PD, Hale K, Gaillard WD, Baxter LC, Berl MM, Polczynska M, Noble S, Alkawadri R, Hirsch LJ, Constable RT, Bookheimer SY. Presurgical language fMRI: Mapping of six critical regions. Human Brain Mapping 2017, 38: 4239-4255. PMID: 28544168, PMCID: PMC5518223, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage lateralityWernicke's areaLanguage regionsBasal temporal language areaHum Brain MappTemporal language areaTumor patientsLanguage cortexIndependent cliniciansClinical fMRIExperienced cliniciansCliniciansLanguage mappingLanguage-critical areasSpeech areasAngular gyrusExner's areaLateralityFMRI taskBroca's areaBlind reviewNeurosurgical planningLanguage areasClinical neuropsychologistsFMRI data
2016
Language system organization in a quadrilingual with a brain tumor: Implications for understanding of the language network
Połczyńska MM, Benjamin CF, Japardi K, Frew A, Bookheimer SY. Language system organization in a quadrilingual with a brain tumor: Implications for understanding of the language network. Neuropsychologia 2016, 86: 167-175. PMID: 27143224, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage mappingPre-operative functional magnetic resonance imagingLanguage-specific regionsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAge of acquisitionIntraoperative language mappingAmount of exposureMultilingual speakersSecond languageFourth languageMultilingual individualsFrontal brain tumorLanguage similarityLanguage systemNeurocognitive modelsLanguageLanguage networkAge 5Different organizationsSpeakersMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingImpairmentSystem organizationOrganization
2014
Role of the Wada test and functional magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative mapping of language and memory: two atypical cases
Połczyńska MM, Benjamin CF, Moseley BD, Walshaw P, Eliashiv D, Vigil C, Jones M, Bookheimer SY. Role of the Wada test and functional magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative mapping of language and memory: two atypical cases. Neurocase 2014, 21: 707-720. PMID: 25372664, DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2014.977300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonanceWada testAtypical language representationRight-handed individualsLanguage dominanceLanguage lateralizationLanguage representationCognitive deficitsUnexpected memoryWada testingAtypical casesMemoryResective epilepsy surgeryEpilepsy surgeryPreoperative mappingSeizure onsetInvasive proceduresMagnetic resonanceLateralizationDeficitsPotential riskRiskLanguageIndividualsSurgeryBehavioral and Neural Correlates of Executive Functioning in Musicians and Non-Musicians
Zuk J, Benjamin C, Kenyon A, Gaab N. Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Executive Functioning in Musicians and Non-Musicians. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e99868. PMID: 24937544, PMCID: PMC4061064, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive functionMusical trainingUntrained childrenEF skillsNeural correlatesVerbal fluencyConstruct of EFSMA/SMACognitive flexibilityEF batteryExecutive functioningAdult musiciansCognitive skillsCognitive capacityBrain activationRight VLPFCGreater activationProcessing speedAcademic achievementAcademic abilityRule representationEF regionFluencyMethodological limitationsMusicians
2013
The Neural Correlates of Reading Fluency Deficits in Children
Langer N, Benjamin C, Minas J, Gaab N. The Neural Correlates of Reading Fluency Deficits in Children. Cerebral Cortex 2013, 25: 1441-1453. PMID: 24335032, PMCID: PMC4428293, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReading-related tasksFusiform gyrusRD childrenFluent readingNeural correlatesIndividual reading speedReading networkTYP childrenFluency deficitsReading skillsReading performanceFMRI studyLess activationReading speedFluencyBrain regionsInterest analysisEducational practiceChildrenSuch dysfunctionTaskDeficitsCorrelatesReadingFMRI
2011
What's the story? The tale of reading fluency told at speed
Benjamin CF, Gaab N. What's the story? The tale of reading fluency told at speed. Human Brain Mapping 2011, 33: 2572-2585. PMID: 21954000, PMCID: PMC3499039, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.21384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluent readingSentence readingReading speedNovel fMRI taskReading-related regionsRight-handed adultsPattern of activationFMRI taskFusiform cortexReading conditionMore recent conceptualizationsSingle wordsFluent sentencesMiddle temporalRecent conceptualizationsReaders processDiscrete skillsFluencyBrain regionsInterest analysisRegion responseReadingTaskSentencesWords
2005
Increased serotonin receptor availability in human sleep: Evidence from an [18F]MPPF PET study in narcolepsy
Derry C, Benjamin C, Bladin P, le Bars D, Tochon-Danguy H, Berkovic SF, Zimmer L, Costes N, Mulligan R, Reutens D. Increased serotonin receptor availability in human sleep: Evidence from an [18F]MPPF PET study in narcolepsy. NeuroImage 2005, 30: 341-348. PMID: 16275016, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.09.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBlood PressureBrainCentral Nervous System StimulantsFemaleHumansKineticsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethylphenidateMiddle AgedNarcolepsyPiperazinesPolysomnographyPositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1AReceptors, SerotoninSerotoninSleepConceptsSerotonin receptor availabilityReceptor availabilityMethylphenidate administrationSuppress REM sleepSprague-Dawley ratsPositron emission tomographyNarcoleptic humansNormal medicationEndogenous serotoninSerotonergic neurotransmissionREM sleepStimulant methylphenidatePET scansAnimal studiesHuman studiesWhole brainEmission tomographySleep scanPET studiesSleepWakefulnessHuman sleepScansT-testSignificant increase